US20100026243A1 - Method of controlling battery charging and discharging in a hybrid car power source - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a method of controlling battery charging and discharging in a hybrid car power source, and in particular, to a method that controls charging and discharging to keep remaining battery capacity within a targeted range. Further, the present invention relates to a method of controlling charging and discharging that narrows the targeted range of control for safe charging and discharging when an abnormality is detected.
- the targeted control range for remaining battery capacity is set to 50% ⁇ 20%, which is a range from 30% to 70%.
- the targeted control range for remaining battery capacity is set to 50% ⁇ 20%, which is a range from 30% to 70%.
- the remaining battery capacity within the targeted range By keeping the remaining battery capacity within the targeted range, over-charging and over-discharging can be prevented and battery life can be extended.
- Controlling remaining battery capacity within a targeted range having a center of 50% maintains a state where the batteries can always supply power to the motor and where the batteries can be charged by regenerative braking. Therefore, the batteries can be used effectively to drive the hybrid car and achieve high mileage.
- the effective battery capacity that can actually be used is increased. This is because the actual discharge capacity is increased and the actual charging capacity for regenerative braking is also increased. Consequently, to increase battery capacity as a practical matter, it is necessary to widen the targeted control range.
- remaining battery capacity can be determined by integrating battery charging and discharging current, but if the current sensor malfunctions and current cannot be measured accurately, remaining battery capacity is then determined from battery voltage and temperature. In this case, since remaining battery capacity is determined from battery voltage and temperature, accurate determination may not be possible. As a result, even when charging and discharging are controlled to keep the detected remaining battery capacity within the targeted range, it may not be possible to keep the actual remaining battery capacity within the targeted control range.
- the probability of being able to drive the hybrid car using the batteries can be increased by providing a mode of operation that allows battery charging and discharging, as well as a mode that prohibits any charging or discharging.
- the hybrid car can use the batteries most effectively with a mode that can drive normally with both the batteries and the engine, a mode that can drive with the batteries and the engine and while keeping the batteries within a narrower targeted control range, and a mode that prohibits any battery charging or discharging and can only drive with the engine.
- a method to narrow the targeted control range during an abnormality has been developed. (Refer to Japanese Patent Application Disclosure 2002-354684.)
- the prior art method of narrowing the targeted control range during abnormal conditions controls the targeted range for remaining battery capacity to 50% ⁇ 20% under normal conditions, and narrows the targeted range during abnormal conditions to 50% ⁇ 5%, which is a range from 45% to 55%.
- battery charging and discharging is controlled by this method and a battery abnormality occurs, it is possible, as shown by line A in FIG. 1 , that remaining battery capacity lies outside the narrow targeted control range set for abnormal conditions. If the detected remaining battery capacity is outside the narrow targeted control range, batteries will be charged or discharged to bring the remaining battery capacity inside the targeted range. In the case shown in FIG. 1 , battery charging and discharging is controlled to change the remaining capacity by only 5% for the narrow targeted control range of 50% ⁇ 5%.
- the present invention was developed with the object of resolving these types of drawbacks.
- it is a primary object of the present invention to provide a method of controlling battery charging and discharging in a hybrid car that can safely charge and discharge batteries even when an abnormality is detected and the targeted control range for remaining battery capacity is narrowed.
- the method of controlling battery charging and discharging in a hybrid car power source of the present invention remaining capacity is detected for batteries that supply power to the driving motor of the hybrid car, and under normal battery conditions, charging and discharging is controlled to keep the detected remaining capacity within a predetermined wide targeted control range.
- battery charging and discharging are controlled to keep the detected remaining capacity within a targeted control range that is narrower than the wide targeted range for normal operation.
- the method of controlling charging and discharging sets the narrow targeted control range to include the detected remaining battery capacity at the time of the abnormality when the targeted control range for remaining capacity is switched from the wide range to the narrow range.
- the method of controlling charging and discharging described above has the characteristic that batteries can be safely charged and discharged even when abnormal conditions are detected and the targeted control range for remaining capacity is narrowed. This is because the narrow targeted control range is set to include the remaining capacity detected when the abnormality occurred, instead of using the same standard remaining capacity reference, such as 50%, for both the wide targeted range and the narrow targeted range as in the prior art. Consequently, this method has the characteristic that when an abnormality is detected and the targeted control range is narrowed, there is no continuous charging or discharging of the batteries and they can be used safely.
- FIG. 1 is a graph showing narrowing of the targeted control range for a prior art method of controlling charging and discharging
- FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing one example of a hybrid car power source that is charged and discharged according to an embodiment of the method of controlling charging and discharging of the present invention
- FIG. 3 is a graph showing one example of targeted control range narrowing in an embodiment of the method of controlling charging and discharging of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a graph showing another example of targeted control range narrowing in an embodiment of the method of controlling charging and discharging of the present invention.
- the remaining battery capacity reference for the wide targeted control range can be 45% to 55%, and the width of the wide targeted control range can extend from 30% to 60%.
- the remaining battery capacity reference for the narrow targeted control range can be the remaining capacity detected at the time of abnormality.
- the width of the narrow targeted control range can be from 1 ⁇ 5 to 1 ⁇ 2 the width of the wide targeted control range.
- the width of the narrow targeted control range can be controlled by battery temperature.
- remaining capacity of the batteries can be determined from battery charging and discharging current, battery voltage, and battery temperature.
- FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a hybrid car power source.
- the power source shown in this figure is provided with batteries 1 that supply power to the car driving motor 11 and are charged by a generator 12 installed on-board the car; a remaining capacity detection circuit 2 that determines the remaining capacity of the batteries 1 ; and a control circuit 3 that controls battery 1 charging and discharging according to the remaining battery capacity determined by the remaining capacity detection circuit 2 .
- the batteries 1 are a plurality of nickel-hydride batteries connected in series to establish an output voltage of several hundred volts, for example, 200V to 300V.
- nickel-hydride batteries instead of nickel-hydride batteries, lithium-ion batteries can also be used. Since the output voltage of lithium-ion batteries is high, a smaller number of batteries can be connected in series to establish an output voltage of several hundred volts. In addition, since the capacity per unit weight is high for lithium-ion batteries, the power source can be made light-weight and high-capacity.
- the motor 11 and generator 12 are connected to the batteries 1 through a direct-current to alternating-current (DC/AC) inverter 10 .
- the DC/AC inverter 10 is controlled by an electronic control unit (ECU) 13 , which is a car-side control circuit.
- the ECU 13 controls power supplied from the batteries 1 to the motor 11 , namely battery 1 discharging.
- the ECU 13 also controls power supplied from the generator 12 to the batteries 1 , namely battery 1 charging.
- the car-side ECU 13 controls the DC/AC inverter 10 to control battery 1 charging and discharging based on signals from the battery-side control circuit 3 , and based on car-side signals, such as signals indicating the amount of accelerator input and brake operation.
- the remaining capacity detection circuit 2 integrates battery 1 charging and discharging current to compute remaining battery capacity, or the battery state of charge (SOC). Specifically, the remaining capacity detection circuit 2 adds integrated values of the charging current and subtracts integrated values of the discharging current to compute remaining capacity in Ampere-hours (Ah). The computed remaining battery capacity (Ah) is compared to the full-charge remaining battery capacity (Ah) to determine a relative remaining capacity (SOC %), which is 100% for fully-charged batteries 1 . In addition, the remaining capacity detection circuit 2 determines remaining capacity based on battery 1 voltage and temperature. A remaining capacity detection circuit 2 that uses this method to determine remaining battery capacity stores a function or look-up-table in memory (not illustrated) that relates remaining capacity to voltage and temperature.
- the remaining capacity detection circuit 2 can correct remaining capacity computed by current integration with remaining capacity determined from voltage and temperature.
- a remaining capacity detection circuit 2 which determines remaining capacity by this method, corrects remaining capacity determined by current computation with remaining capacity determined from voltage and temperature at points where the battery 1 voltage reaches a maximum voltage and where it drops to a minimum voltage.
- the remaining capacity detection circuit 2 determines remaining capacity from voltage and temperature. Except for cases where battery 1 voltage is a maximum or minimum, this method of determining remaining capacity is less accurate than determining remaining capacity by integrating current. To reduce battery degradation in a hybrid car power source under normal operating conditions, operation does not cause the battery 1 voltage to rise to a maximum voltage or drop to a minimum voltage. Specifically, to reduce degradation and increase battery life, remaining capacity is controlled within a given targeted control range centered at a remaining capacity of 50%. Although remaining capacity determined from battery 1 voltage and temperature has a high degree of accuracy at, or near points where the battery 1 voltage is a maximum or minimum, it is less accurate than remaining capacity determined from current integration at mid-range voltages.
- the control circuit 3 controls battery 1 charging and discharging to keep the remaining battery capacity determined by the remaining capacity detection circuit 2 within a predetermined targeted control range. Under normal operating conditions, the control circuit 3 controls charging and discharging to keep the detected remaining capacity within a predetermined wide targeted control range. When an abnormality is detected, the control circuit 3 controls charging and discharging to keep the detected remaining capacity within a narrow targeted control range, which is narrower than the predetermined wide targeted control range.
- the control circuit 3 controls remaining battery capacity within a wide targeted control range under normal conditions.
- the control circuit 3 controls charging and discharging to limit remaining battery capacity to a narrow targeted control range.
- the abnormality is a problem with a severity that tolerates battery charging and discharging over a limited range, but does not mandate complete suspension of battery charging and discharging.
- the abnormality can be a problem such as failure of circuitry that detects current via a current sensor 4 and computes remaining battery capacity, or failure of some of the temperature sensors 5 , or voltage imbalance of the many series connected batteries 1 becoming greater than a set value. In these types of problems, low capacity charging and discharging can be tolerated without complete shutdown of all battery 1 charging or discharging.
- FIGS. 3 and 4 show a wide targeted control range of 50% ⁇ 20% where charging and discharging are controlled to maintain remaining battery capacity from 30% to 70%.
- This wide targeted control range has a center reference remaining capacity of 50%, but the reference remaining capacity can be set from 45% to 55%. By setting the reference remaining capacity less than 50%, charging capacity due to regenerative braking can be increased. In contrast, by setting the reference remaining capacity greater than 50%, discharging capacity can be increased to supply more power to the motor 11 .
- the wide targeted control range in FIGS. 3 and 4 has a width of ⁇ 20%, or 40%, targeted range width can be set from 30% to 60% considering battery 1 characteristics, desired battery 1 life-time, and the amount of power to be supplied from the batteries 1 to the motor 11 .
- the effective charging and discharging capacity of the batteries 1 can be increased by widening the targeted control range.
- battery 1 life-time can be increased by narrowing the width of the wide targeted control range.
- the remaining battery capacity at the time an abnormality is detected is taken as the reference remaining capacity and the narrow targeted control range is established ⁇ 5% around that reference remaining capacity.
- the reference remaining capacity for the wide targeted control range which is 50%, is not changed. However, the reference remaining capacity is changed to the detected remaining capacity at the time the abnormality occurred to establish the narrow targeted control range. Consequently, the reference remaining capacity for the narrow targeted control range does not always become 50%.
- the reference remaining capacity for the narrow targeted control range changes depending on the remaining capacity detected at the time the abnormality occurred. In FIG. 3 , since the remaining capacity at the time the abnormality occurred was 40%, the narrow targeted control range is established at 40% ⁇ 5%, or 35% to 45%. In FIG. 4 , since the remaining capacity at the time the abnormality occurred was 60%, the narrow targeted control range is established at 60% ⁇ 5%, or 55% to 65%.
- the narrow targeted control range is narrower than the wide targeted control range.
- the narrow targeted control range is 1 ⁇ 4 the width of the wide targeted control range.
- the narrow targeted control range is set at the detected remaining capacity at the time the abnormality occurred ⁇ 5%.
- the safety valve will not open for charging and discharging with a capacity on the order of 5%. This is because the amount of gas generated at that level charging and discharging can accumulate internally in the batteries without creating excessive pressure.
- a narrow targeted control range that allows charging and discharging of 5%, with the detected remaining capacity at the time the abnormality occurred as the reference remaining capacity, has the characteristic that the batteries can be used safely without exhausting gas at the time of abnormality.
- the narrow targeted control range can also be established from 1 ⁇ 5 to 1 ⁇ 2 the width of the wide targeted control range.
- the narrow targeted control range is established with the detected remaining battery capacity at the time of abnormality as the reference remaining capacity, and the charging-side capacity and discharging-side capacity are set equal.
- the charging-side capacity and discharging-side capacity do not necessarily have to be set equal.
- the charging-side capacity and discharging-side capacity can be set to different capacities. For example, the discharging-side capacity can be greater than the charging-side capacity with respect to the reference remaining capacity, or conversely, the discharging-side capacity can be less than the charging-side capacity.
- the width of the narrow targeted control range can be varied depending on battery 1 temperature. By narrowing the narrow targeted control range when battery 1 temperature becomes high, batteries 1 can be charged and discharged more safely during an abnormality.
- the control circuit 3 described previously controls battery 1 charging and discharging to maintain the remaining capacity within a pre-set wide targeted control range. Specifically, the control circuit 3 controls charging and discharging to keep remaining battery capacity within the wide targeted control range. Therefore, when remaining battery capacity drops to the lowest value in the wide targeted control range, which is 30% in FIGS. 3 and 4 , the control circuit 3 stops battery 1 discharging. In contrast, when remaining battery capacity rises to the maximum value of 70%, the control circuit 3 stops charging. Specifically, the control circuit 3 controls remaining battery capacity over the entire wide targeted control range. When an abnormality is detected, the control circuit 3 switches remaining battery capacity limits from the wide targeted control range to the narrow targeted control range.
- the narrow targeted control range is set to include the remaining battery capacity at the time the abnormality was detected.
- the narrow targeted control range is set with the detected remaining battery capacity at the time of abnormality as the reference remaining capacity, and is set to allow charging of 5% and discharging of 5%.
- the narrow targeted control range is pre-stored in a memory circuit 6 in the control circuit 3 .
- the control circuit 3 can detect battery 1 temperature and reduce the width of the narrow targeted control range according to battery 1 temperature increase to assure even safer battery 1 charging and discharging.
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- 1. Field of the Invention
- The present invention relates to a method of controlling battery charging and discharging in a hybrid car power source, and in particular, to a method that controls charging and discharging to keep remaining battery capacity within a targeted range. Further, the present invention relates to a method of controlling charging and discharging that narrows the targeted range of control for safe charging and discharging when an abnormality is detected.
- 2. Description of the Related Art
- In a hybrid car power source, battery charging and discharging is controlled to keep remaining battery capacity within a targeted range. For example, the targeted control range for remaining battery capacity is set to 50%±20%, which is a range from 30% to 70%. By keeping the remaining battery capacity within the targeted range, over-charging and over-discharging can be prevented and battery life can be extended. Controlling remaining battery capacity within a targeted range having a center of 50% maintains a state where the batteries can always supply power to the motor and where the batteries can be charged by regenerative braking. Therefore, the batteries can be used effectively to drive the hybrid car and achieve high mileage. By widening the targeted control range of the batteries, the effective battery capacity that can actually be used is increased. This is because the actual discharge capacity is increased and the actual charging capacity for regenerative braking is also increased. Consequently, to increase battery capacity as a practical matter, it is necessary to widen the targeted control range.
- However, widening the targeted control range increases the probability of over-charging or over-discharging, which causes battery degradation. Further, it is a challenging task to consistently measure remaining capacity without error for batteries being charged and discharged. For example, remaining battery capacity can be determined by integrating battery charging and discharging current, but if the current sensor malfunctions and current cannot be measured accurately, remaining battery capacity is then determined from battery voltage and temperature. In this case, since remaining battery capacity is determined from battery voltage and temperature, accurate determination may not be possible. As a result, even when charging and discharging are controlled to keep the detected remaining battery capacity within the targeted range, it may not be possible to keep the actual remaining battery capacity within the targeted control range. In addition, if battery conditions become abnormal, internal pressure can rise and a safety valve can open to discharge gas or electrolyte solution. Even in this type of abnormal situation, the probability of being able to drive the hybrid car using the batteries can be increased by providing a mode of operation that allows battery charging and discharging, as well as a mode that prohibits any charging or discharging. The hybrid car can use the batteries most effectively with a mode that can drive normally with both the batteries and the engine, a mode that can drive with the batteries and the engine and while keeping the batteries within a narrower targeted control range, and a mode that prohibits any battery charging or discharging and can only drive with the engine. However, since various detrimental effects can occur when an abnormality occurs and the targeted control range is wide, a method to narrow the targeted control range during an abnormality has been developed. (Refer to Japanese Patent Application Disclosure 2002-354684.)
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FIG. 1 , the prior art method of narrowing the targeted control range during abnormal conditions controls the targeted range for remaining battery capacity to 50%±20% under normal conditions, and narrows the targeted range during abnormal conditions to 50%±5%, which is a range from 45% to 55%. When battery charging and discharging is controlled by this method and a battery abnormality occurs, it is possible, as shown by line A inFIG. 1 , that remaining battery capacity lies outside the narrow targeted control range set for abnormal conditions. If the detected remaining battery capacity is outside the narrow targeted control range, batteries will be charged or discharged to bring the remaining battery capacity inside the targeted range. In the case shown inFIG. 1 , battery charging and discharging is controlled to change the remaining capacity by only 5% for the narrow targeted control range of 50%±5%. However, if remaining battery capacity was 30%, for example, continuous charging to increase remaining capacity by 15% or more would be required to bring the remaining capacity within the narrow targeted control range of 45% to 55%. In a situation where an abnormality has developed, battery safety cannot always be assured for continuous charging to raise the remaining capacity by 15% or more. Correspondingly, if an abnormality was detected when remaining battery capacity was 70% in the wide targeted control range, continuous discharging to change the remaining capacity by 15% or more would be required, and again battery safety would be difficult to assure. - The present invention was developed with the object of resolving these types of drawbacks. Thus, it is a primary object of the present invention to provide a method of controlling battery charging and discharging in a hybrid car that can safely charge and discharge batteries even when an abnormality is detected and the targeted control range for remaining battery capacity is narrowed.
- In the method of controlling battery charging and discharging in a hybrid car power source of the present invention, remaining capacity is detected for batteries that supply power to the driving motor of the hybrid car, and under normal battery conditions, charging and discharging is controlled to keep the detected remaining capacity within a predetermined wide targeted control range. When an abnormality is detected, battery charging and discharging are controlled to keep the detected remaining capacity within a targeted control range that is narrower than the wide targeted range for normal operation. Further, the method of controlling charging and discharging sets the narrow targeted control range to include the detected remaining battery capacity at the time of the abnormality when the targeted control range for remaining capacity is switched from the wide range to the narrow range.
- The method of controlling charging and discharging described above has the characteristic that batteries can be safely charged and discharged even when abnormal conditions are detected and the targeted control range for remaining capacity is narrowed. This is because the narrow targeted control range is set to include the remaining capacity detected when the abnormality occurred, instead of using the same standard remaining capacity reference, such as 50%, for both the wide targeted range and the narrow targeted range as in the prior art. Consequently, this method has the characteristic that when an abnormality is detected and the targeted control range is narrowed, there is no continuous charging or discharging of the batteries and they can be used safely.
- The above and further objects of the present invention as well as the features thereof will become more apparent from the following detailed description to be made in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
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FIG. 1 is a graph showing narrowing of the targeted control range for a prior art method of controlling charging and discharging; -
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing one example of a hybrid car power source that is charged and discharged according to an embodiment of the method of controlling charging and discharging of the present invention; -
FIG. 3 is a graph showing one example of targeted control range narrowing in an embodiment of the method of controlling charging and discharging of the present invention; and -
FIG. 4 is a graph showing another example of targeted control range narrowing in an embodiment of the method of controlling charging and discharging of the present invention. - In the method of controlling charging and discharging, the remaining battery capacity reference for the wide targeted control range can be 45% to 55%, and the width of the wide targeted control range can extend from 30% to 60%.
- In the method of controlling charging and discharging, the remaining battery capacity reference for the narrow targeted control range can be the remaining capacity detected at the time of abnormality. The width of the narrow targeted control range can be from ⅕ to ½ the width of the wide targeted control range.
- In the method of controlling charging and discharging, the width of the narrow targeted control range can be controlled by battery temperature.
- In the method of controlling charging and discharging, remaining capacity of the batteries can be determined from battery charging and discharging current, battery voltage, and battery temperature.
- The following describes embodiments based on the figures.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a hybrid car power source. The power source shown in this figure is provided withbatteries 1 that supply power to thecar driving motor 11 and are charged by agenerator 12 installed on-board the car; a remainingcapacity detection circuit 2 that determines the remaining capacity of thebatteries 1; and acontrol circuit 3 that controlsbattery 1 charging and discharging according to the remaining battery capacity determined by the remainingcapacity detection circuit 2. - The
batteries 1 are a plurality of nickel-hydride batteries connected in series to establish an output voltage of several hundred volts, for example, 200V to 300V. However, instead of nickel-hydride batteries, lithium-ion batteries can also be used. Since the output voltage of lithium-ion batteries is high, a smaller number of batteries can be connected in series to establish an output voltage of several hundred volts. In addition, since the capacity per unit weight is high for lithium-ion batteries, the power source can be made light-weight and high-capacity. - In a hybrid car, the
motor 11 andgenerator 12 are connected to thebatteries 1 through a direct-current to alternating-current (DC/AC)inverter 10. The DC/AC inverter 10 is controlled by an electronic control unit (ECU) 13, which is a car-side control circuit. TheECU 13 controls power supplied from thebatteries 1 to themotor 11, namelybattery 1 discharging. TheECU 13 also controls power supplied from thegenerator 12 to thebatteries 1, namelybattery 1 charging. The car-side ECU 13 controls the DC/AC inverter 10 to controlbattery 1 charging and discharging based on signals from the battery-side control circuit 3, and based on car-side signals, such as signals indicating the amount of accelerator input and brake operation. - The remaining
capacity detection circuit 2 integratesbattery 1 charging and discharging current to compute remaining battery capacity, or the battery state of charge (SOC). Specifically, the remainingcapacity detection circuit 2 adds integrated values of the charging current and subtracts integrated values of the discharging current to compute remaining capacity in Ampere-hours (Ah). The computed remaining battery capacity (Ah) is compared to the full-charge remaining battery capacity (Ah) to determine a relative remaining capacity (SOC %), which is 100% for fully-chargedbatteries 1. In addition, the remainingcapacity detection circuit 2 determines remaining capacity based onbattery 1 voltage and temperature. A remainingcapacity detection circuit 2 that uses this method to determine remaining battery capacity stores a function or look-up-table in memory (not illustrated) that relates remaining capacity to voltage and temperature. Further, the remainingcapacity detection circuit 2 can correct remaining capacity computed by current integration with remaining capacity determined from voltage and temperature. A remainingcapacity detection circuit 2, which determines remaining capacity by this method, corrects remaining capacity determined by current computation with remaining capacity determined from voltage and temperature at points where thebattery 1 voltage reaches a maximum voltage and where it drops to a minimum voltage. - Further, when circuitry that determines remaining capacity by current integration malfunctions, the remaining
capacity detection circuit 2 determines remaining capacity from voltage and temperature. Except for cases wherebattery 1 voltage is a maximum or minimum, this method of determining remaining capacity is less accurate than determining remaining capacity by integrating current. To reduce battery degradation in a hybrid car power source under normal operating conditions, operation does not cause thebattery 1 voltage to rise to a maximum voltage or drop to a minimum voltage. Specifically, to reduce degradation and increase battery life, remaining capacity is controlled within a given targeted control range centered at a remaining capacity of 50%. Although remaining capacity determined frombattery 1 voltage and temperature has a high degree of accuracy at, or near points where thebattery 1 voltage is a maximum or minimum, it is less accurate than remaining capacity determined from current integration at mid-range voltages. - The
control circuit 3controls battery 1 charging and discharging to keep the remaining battery capacity determined by the remainingcapacity detection circuit 2 within a predetermined targeted control range. Under normal operating conditions, thecontrol circuit 3 controls charging and discharging to keep the detected remaining capacity within a predetermined wide targeted control range. When an abnormality is detected, thecontrol circuit 3 controls charging and discharging to keep the detected remaining capacity within a narrow targeted control range, which is narrower than the predetermined wide targeted control range. - As shown in
FIGS. 3 and 4 , thecontrol circuit 3 controls remaining battery capacity within a wide targeted control range under normal conditions. When an abnormality occurs, thecontrol circuit 3 controls charging and discharging to limit remaining battery capacity to a narrow targeted control range. Here, the abnormality is a problem with a severity that tolerates battery charging and discharging over a limited range, but does not mandate complete suspension of battery charging and discharging. The abnormality can be a problem such as failure of circuitry that detects current via acurrent sensor 4 and computes remaining battery capacity, or failure of some of thetemperature sensors 5, or voltage imbalance of the many series connectedbatteries 1 becoming greater than a set value. In these types of problems, low capacity charging and discharging can be tolerated without complete shutdown of allbattery 1 charging or discharging. -
FIGS. 3 and 4 show a wide targeted control range of 50%±20% where charging and discharging are controlled to maintain remaining battery capacity from 30% to 70%. This wide targeted control range has a center reference remaining capacity of 50%, but the reference remaining capacity can be set from 45% to 55%. By setting the reference remaining capacity less than 50%, charging capacity due to regenerative braking can be increased. In contrast, by setting the reference remaining capacity greater than 50%, discharging capacity can be increased to supply more power to themotor 11. Although the wide targeted control range inFIGS. 3 and 4 has a width of ±20%, or 40%, targeted range width can be set from 30% to 60% considering battery 1 characteristics, desiredbattery 1 life-time, and the amount of power to be supplied from thebatteries 1 to themotor 11. The effective charging and discharging capacity of thebatteries 1 can be increased by widening the targeted control range. Correspondingly,battery 1 life-time can be increased by narrowing the width of the wide targeted control range. - In
FIGS. 3 and 4 , the remaining battery capacity at the time an abnormality is detected is taken as the reference remaining capacity and the narrow targeted control range is established ±5% around that reference remaining capacity. The reference remaining capacity for the wide targeted control range, which is 50%, is not changed. However, the reference remaining capacity is changed to the detected remaining capacity at the time the abnormality occurred to establish the narrow targeted control range. Consequently, the reference remaining capacity for the narrow targeted control range does not always become 50%. The reference remaining capacity for the narrow targeted control range changes depending on the remaining capacity detected at the time the abnormality occurred. InFIG. 3 , since the remaining capacity at the time the abnormality occurred was 40%, the narrow targeted control range is established at 40%±5%, or 35% to 45%. InFIG. 4 , since the remaining capacity at the time the abnormality occurred was 60%, the narrow targeted control range is established at 60%±5%, or 55% to 65%. - As shown in
FIGS. 3 and 4 , the narrow targeted control range is narrower than the wide targeted control range. InFIGS. 3 and 4 , the narrow targeted control range is ¼ the width of the wide targeted control range. Specifically, the narrow targeted control range is set at the detected remaining capacity at the time the abnormality occurred ±5%. In a power source with nickel-hydride batteries, under conditions where hydrogen gas is evolved, the safety valve will not open for charging and discharging with a capacity on the order of 5%. This is because the amount of gas generated at that level charging and discharging can accumulate internally in the batteries without creating excessive pressure. Consequently, a narrow targeted control range that allows charging and discharging of 5%, with the detected remaining capacity at the time the abnormality occurred as the reference remaining capacity, has the characteristic that the batteries can be used safely without exhausting gas at the time of abnormality. However, the narrow targeted control range can also be established from ⅕ to ½ the width of the wide targeted control range. - In
FIGS. 3 and 4 , the narrow targeted control range is established with the detected remaining battery capacity at the time of abnormality as the reference remaining capacity, and the charging-side capacity and discharging-side capacity are set equal. However, although the detected remaining battery capacity at the time of abnormality is taken as the reference remaining capacity, the charging-side capacity and discharging-side capacity do not necessarily have to be set equal. The charging-side capacity and discharging-side capacity can be set to different capacities. For example, the discharging-side capacity can be greater than the charging-side capacity with respect to the reference remaining capacity, or conversely, the discharging-side capacity can be less than the charging-side capacity. - Further, the width of the narrow targeted control range can be varied depending on
battery 1 temperature. By narrowing the narrow targeted control range whenbattery 1 temperature becomes high,batteries 1 can be charged and discharged more safely during an abnormality. - Under conditions where no abnormality is detected, the
control circuit 3 described previously controlsbattery 1 charging and discharging to maintain the remaining capacity within a pre-set wide targeted control range. Specifically, thecontrol circuit 3 controls charging and discharging to keep remaining battery capacity within the wide targeted control range. Therefore, when remaining battery capacity drops to the lowest value in the wide targeted control range, which is 30% inFIGS. 3 and 4 , thecontrol circuit 3 stopsbattery 1 discharging. In contrast, when remaining battery capacity rises to the maximum value of 70%, thecontrol circuit 3 stops charging. Specifically, thecontrol circuit 3 controls remaining battery capacity over the entire wide targeted control range. When an abnormality is detected, thecontrol circuit 3 switches remaining battery capacity limits from the wide targeted control range to the narrow targeted control range. Here, the narrow targeted control range is set to include the remaining battery capacity at the time the abnormality was detected. For example, the narrow targeted control range is set with the detected remaining battery capacity at the time of abnormality as the reference remaining capacity, and is set to allow charging of 5% and discharging of 5%. The narrow targeted control range is pre-stored in amemory circuit 6 in thecontrol circuit 3. In addition, thecontrol circuit 3 can detectbattery 1 temperature and reduce the width of the narrow targeted control range according tobattery 1 temperature increase to assure evensafer battery 1 charging and discharging. - It should be apparent to those with an ordinary skill in the art that while various preferred embodiments of the invention have been shown and described, it is contemplated that the invention is not limited to the particular embodiments disclosed, which are deemed to be merely illustrative of the inventive concepts and should not be interpreted as limiting the scope of the invention, and which are suitable for all modifications and changes falling within the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims. The present application is based on Application No. 2008-195384 filed in Japan on Jul. 29, 2008, the content of which is incorporated herein by reference.
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